Alejandro Hernandez’s Exposing Security Weakness in Stock Trading Tech

via the White Paper mentioned herein.
Superlative security research is still coming out of the IOActive game-changing environment (this has been going on for years now – how do they do it…).
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The Chrysanthemum Throne, An Abdication And A Unicode Complication

Whom amongst our readers (including your’s truly) would have thought that the Abdication of the Emperor of Japan (slated for mid-Spring, 2019) would have anything to do with time keeping issues – inclusive of calendaring problems, leading the island n… Continue reading The Chrysanthemum Throne, An Abdication And A Unicode Complication

Take Cover! EU Threatens Privacy War Against United States

Lucian Armasu, writing at Tom’s Hardware, details actions under contemplation by European Lawmakers. Today’s Must Read (maintain some composure when examining the rationale of the EU Parliament…).
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Telegram Updated, Amidst Kremlin Capers, Apple Angst

News from over the weekend – via 9to5Mac writer Michael Potuck, focusing on Telegram; of which, the encruoted meesenging iOS app has been permitted to publish the latest update to their bits – via Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes App Store. This, desp… Continue reading Telegram Updated, Amidst Kremlin Capers, Apple Angst

Google, Apple, Linkedin, Amazon, Facebook Under EU Investigation, The GDPR Chronicles

Hommage à Marcel Marceau [b. 1923 – d. 2007]
Predictable news via ZDNet’s David Meyer, of the big tech players (Google, Facebook) fall from privacy-grace has appeared, with word of Apple, Amazon and let’s not forget LinkedIn added to the privacy-… Continue reading Google, Apple, Linkedin, Amazon, Facebook Under EU Investigation, The GDPR Chronicles

Bad News Beemer, The Flaw Tales

Charlie Osborne writing for ZDNet’s Zero Day, regales us with the story of the proverbial Bad Beemer, and the discoveries of deep flaws in the German automaker’s usually highly regarded automobiles, by Tencent’s Keen Security Labs. Today’s Must Read.
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All’s Not Quiet On The SCADA Front

via Zack Whittaker timely reportage for ZDNet’s Zero Day group, his work provides insight to the tangled-web-we-weave in the ICS/SCADA world. This time – the ramifications of a particularly-pesky security flaw in a Schneider product (amongst thousand… Continue reading All’s Not Quiet On The SCADA Front